Melatonin, Serotonin and Stress Strategies————————————————————————————-Serotonin, the potent vasoconstrictor and neurotransmitter is found particularly in the brain and intestinal tissue and blood-platelets.

In fact, did you know that about 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut?

This webinar features the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and the enteric nervous system (gut).

Melatonin and serotonin are tied in with the enteric nervous system. They’re independent, and they often don’t talk to each other.

Geraldine Gallagher, Melatonin and Serotonin

Our special guest this week, Geraldine Gallagher, is a Sydney kinesiologist, practitioner and instructor of kinesiology programs, both in Australia and overseas. Gallagher has expolored many modalities and now teaches Neuro-training programs, mentors practitioners, and has presented conference papers in Australia, Italy, Belgium, England and Ireland. Gallagher has studied homeopathy, is a qualified Master Practitioner of NLP and was the president of the Kinesiology Association of NSW for 5 years. She has authored two successful programs Creative Nutrition and Essence of Change.

Twenty four years in clinical practise has enabled her to research a unique range of flower and gem essences specifically focused on overcoming common problems related to change (including stress and sleep) and they have a direct link to the ancient Chinese philosophy through the hexagrams of the I Ching.

This was a fascinating night with Geraldine, a long-time personal friend of mine.

Her understanding of sleep includes information on the two nervous systems (entheric and autonomic) and their relationship to melatonin and serotonin, the part the vagus nerve plays and the essences she has personally developed to help with sleep, stress, change, motivation, and many other aspects of life.

The ground-breaking Sleep With The Experts webinar series was broadcast from Sydney Australia commencing July 2009.
The 9 week training program featured 7 guest experts, and delivered world-class information on natural sleep strategies including:

* The 50+ food additives and chemicals that are associated with sleep problems, including disturbed sleep, anxiety, depression, bed-wetting, snoring, sleep apnea, ADHD, nightmares, sleep walking, sleep talking, etc. The information was provided by nominee for Australian of the Year, Sue Dengate.
* Anxiety and how to overcome it – presented by Nic Lucas, medical researcher and editor of an international medical publication, who cured his own anxiety without medication.
* Emotions that keep you awake. Presented by Domenica Papalia, 17 years experience as a pharmacist, combined with 12 qualifications in natural and energy healing.
* Melatonin, serotonin, the vagus nerve; the autonomic and the enteric nervous systems. Stress reduction strategies. Geraldine Gallagher, international lecturer and 5 times President of the NSW Kinesiology Association.
*Better Sleep by Overcoming your Sensitive Reaction Syndrome. The Neuro-Training perspective, presented by the founder Andrew Verity. Verity is an international teacher and consultant to the alternative health and kinesiology industry. His 36 years in alternative health included iridology, kinesiology, homeopathy, Cheirology, Psycho-somatic analysis and applied personology.
* Sleep Music, presented by Angela Sciberras, Bachelor of Arts Music with honours in Ethnomusicology, Kinesiologist/Neuro-Trainer and Therapeutic Musician (International Healing Musicians Program USA).
* Anxiety and stress relief using Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Rod Sherwin, twitter’s TheTappingMan, teaches EFT from the basics to practitioner training. He combines his 8 years experience with a wealth of other health modalities.
* What’s your Insomnia Type? It’s the subject of Elizabeth Shannon’s upcoming book, where she distils industry information and matches natural solutions to each of the insomnia types.